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Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan
Born: 7 October 1978, Shrirampur, Maharashtra
Major Teams: Baroda, India.
Known As: Zaheer Khan
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: India v Bangladesh at Dhaka, Only Test, 2000/01
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Chennai, 2nd Test, 2002/03
ODI Debut: India v Kenya at Nairobi (Gymk), ICC KnockOut, 2000/01
Latest ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
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Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 17/10/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 22 29 6 222 46 9.65 48.79 0 0 6 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 705 155 2284 62 36.83 4-41 0 0 68.2 3.23
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 49 23 10 160 32* 12.30 76.92 0 0 10 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 420.2 24 2022 76 26.60 4-42 4 0 33.1 4.81
FIRST-CLASS
(1999/00 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 45 57 10 642 48 13.65 0 0 18 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1540.2 317 5014 172 29.15 6-25 9 3 53.7 3.25
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1999/00 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 71 34 13 240 32* 11.42 0 0 17 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 623.5 2903 99 29.32 4-38 5 0 37.8 4.65
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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The emergence of Zaheer Khan has given the Indian new-ball attack a sense of well-being after a long hiatus. Zaheer's impressive debut in the ICC KnockOut, when two yorkers in three balls speared into the off-stumps of Kenyan batsmen, heightened expectations. He stayed in the forefront of India's ICCKO and Champions Trophy campaigns, picking up 15 wickets, the most prized being Steve Waugh's, which showed he could unsettle the best in the business. Always presenting a composed exterior, his bursts of speed and willingness to angle the ball into the body can discompose most batsmen. After initially struggling in his first six Tests on mostly bland wickets, Zaheer at last came into his own in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy. The seven wickets that he took helped India achieve a series-levelling win in the Emerald Isles.
Three years with the MRF Pace Foundation moulded Zaheer into a fighting fit product, ready to pass through the turnstiles into international cricket. He was given the opportunity to train at the Commonwealth Cricket Academy in Adelaide in October 1999 and toured New Zealand with the Academy boys. Having played for Mumbai at the Under-19 level, he failed to break into the city's Ranji Trophy side and sensibly decided to shift allegiances to Baroda. The impact of his Australian sojourn was evident during his maiden first-class season in 1999-2000, which yielded 35 wickets. Zaheer Khan is a hard-hitting batsman, an ability he underlined during the one-dayer at Jodhpur against Zimbabwe, when he smote Henry Olonga for four sixes off the last four balls of the innings. The left-arm seamer was the leading wicket-taker with fifteen wickets in the recent Test series against West Indies. With the retirement of Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan is the ideal man to lead the Indian fast bowling department. (Sankhya Krishnan, Santhosh S)
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